Set off by David Adcock this year and won by Rob Adcock the game was full of excitement and fun for all involved. The game is organised and guided by leading families in the village. The action ...

The Up'Ards face the Down'Ards in this annual traditional soccer match which takes place every Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday in the English town of Ashbourne. Trump says Mexico will not be ...

A woman picked to start a traditional Shrove Tuesday ball game which dates to the 12th Century said it was "amazing" to be chosen for the role. Chantelle Chetwynd will begin the annual Atherstone ...

Chantelle Chetwynd said she was nervous but excited to be chosen to start this year's ball game A woman picked to start a traditional Shrove Tuesday ball game which dates to the 12th Century said ...

"Traditionally Shrove Tuesday ... was a day of celebration and a day to use up all the good things to eat before you went into a period of Lenten fasting where you weren't allowed all of the good ...

This year, 4 March is Shrove Tuesday - otherwise known as Pancake Day. Shrove Tuesday is a Christian festival marked all over the world but in the UK, Ireland, Canada and Australia it's often ...

Pancake Day 2025: Why Do We Eat Pancakes on Shrove Tuesday? What’s the Story Behind Shrove Tuesday? Shrove Tuesday is the last day before Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and reflection observed ...

Celebrated on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, Pancake Tuesday is a day steeped in customs and beliefs. Also known as Shrove Tuesday, this day of feasting and celebration marks the start of Lent ...

Doctors push back as parents resist vaccines in Texas measles outbreak Dr. Ana Montanez is working overtime in Lubbock to contact vaccine-hesitant parents, explaining the grave risks posed by a ...

A historic football game played since the 1100s has returned to the north of England this Shrove Tuesday. The Royal Shrovetide Football Match is played every Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday in As ...

Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day is the traditional feast day before the Lent fast starts on Ash Wednesday. Today, March 4, households up and down the country will be tucking into pancakes ...